Remotecontrol: * BLUE - Blue Panel (BP) * 2x BLUE - BP -> Extras/Settings * YELLOW - Quick-Button (can be configured via BP) * RED - EPG list for active channel * 2x RED - EPG style menu * GREEN - subservices
Addons: * own Addon-Server via Internet, many addons with preview * Retreiving additional functions via internet from the Gemini-Server and install them automatically * Personal Addon-Server can be used (configuration via /var/etc/useraddon.xml) * Create your own Satellites.xml, which only contains the Satellites you really need * Manual installation or deinstallation of addons
Camd: * Different Camd´s can be linked to channels/provider (Autocam) * Changing the name and settings with a menu of its own * Possibility of establishing a second socket (/tmp/cam1.socket)
Daemon / Server / Clients: * Automatic test whether the box is connected with the internet or not (To be shown in the infobar) * Dropbear (SSH) can be set on and off (DM500 - DM7000: Standard->off) * Added editor to configure the cron-daemon * Little Apache (HTTP-Server based on HTTPD) * Upnp Client and Server (for DM500/56x0 must be installed from Gemini-Server as addon) * Inadyn (Daemon for different DYNDNS-Services) * Settings for syslogd * Dreambox can be used as printserver (BP->Extras/Settings->Printer (LPD), FAQ can be found in the database * Automount, for examples have a look at: /var/etc/automount.conf. Devices, NFS or CIFS will be automatically mounted. Perfect for DVD- or Net-Drives (Editor can be found in the BP) * NFS-Server (based on the NFS-Kernel-Modules, not for DM500, DM500+ and DM56xx)
Infobar / OSD / Skin / Background-Pictures: * Position of the Infobar can be changed without editing the skin files * Provider, Frequencies, Symbolrate and FEC can be displayed in the Infobar (If the Skins supports this function) * Display of EMM, ECM or "Expertinfos" are adjustable * Picon (displaying the Channel-Logo) * Extensions for Skins (Thumbnails, 3D-Font, Pictures for Progressbar) * Background picture can be turned off (Plasma - Fix) * Backgroundpictures (Radio- and File Mode) can be used as Screensaver. * Changing Bootlogo via menu ( 7020 only) * Backgroundpictures and Bootlogos can be created, testet and used direct on the Box (out of JPG, BMP, GIF or PNG) * Showing Onlinestatus when the Box is connected to the Internet (must be activated in Expert Menu -> Network) * Moved Gemini events (Ripper, Calendar, email-Checker) from BluePanel Menu into the infobar (eLabel-Name = geminievent)
Files / Devices * Support for CD-ROM/DVD-drives ,regardless of using IDE or USB * Random function for all kind of soundfiles * Backup function * Two new root entries for music and pictures can be created in the filemenu (BP->Extras/Settings->Root-Entry) * Support of the bigger remote on 500 and 500+ (normaly shipped with 70XX/600pvr - activate on BP->Extras/Settings) * Support for FLAC, OGG/Vorbis and WAV (please install codecs in the BP) * Functions for SWAP (virtual memory). Create, delete, size and location. * Device-Manager for HDD / DVD / CF / USB * Drivers for USB-Cardreaders are now included in the Image but are not loaded automatically!
EPG * additional functions (e.g. dishnetwork, cache, location) * search all channels for an event or an own string. Timers can be added immediatly (Press "Menu" in the epg or use use BP -> extras -> EPG-Refresh) * Infos of the recorded movies can be shown without starting the movie * refresh EPG using the enigma-timer (BP -> extras - EPG-Refresh) * autosave for EPG-cache ( BP -> Extras/Settings -> EPG-Settings) * Duration of current event in the programm overview ( Menu -> Info -> EPG) * general information about the EPG Data (BP -> Info-> EPG-Settings) * a time period for the EPG Data can now be defined (BP -> Extras/Settings -> EPG-Settings)
Extras: * Dreamnetcast (shoutcast-player) with Streamripper (direct recording from server and coding into mp3´s) (for DM500/56x0 must be installed from Gemini-Server) * RSS und Weather Plugin (for DM500/56x0/7000 must be installed from Gemini-Server) * System Info: Many extra box infos like HDD temprature, stream-rates (>=7000) or kernel-, memory- and prozessinfos. * Own scripts can be started via Blue Panel * Changing the recording parameters (extra before- and after- recording time, storage location and recover-function for your records) * change the settings for recording (before Time, after-recording time,, location and recover-function) * Create your own satellites.xml including only the satellites you really need. * Quick-Button-Menu: Many extra features for the yellow button (e.g permanent clock in OSD, freeze Image, audio selection) * alarm-clock with volume offset playing own WAV-Files * Calendar for iCalendar format + reminder ( Supported by MAC, KDE, Thunderbird, Goole calander, Rainlendar...). Standard folder is /var/etc/ical (for DM500/56x0 must be installed from Gemini-Server) * Support for DreamDVD no matter wether a DVD-Drive is available or not * New screenshot routines (have a look at the Webif) * eTorrent - a torrent client based on ctorrent. Can be managed completly over the OSD (for DM500/56x0/7000 must be installed from Gemini-Server) * disable the TV - output while taking a recording, streaming a movie and manually (usefull for boxes with very low lan-speed) * update system time via transponder or internet ( Protocol RFC868 ) * eMail-Checker extended with SSL support (Overview of your POP3 or IMAP accounts) * create password using the BP (BP -> Extras -> Pwassword) * rotate al kind of pictures. Also automatic rotation using EXIF (must be activeted using the menu) * Re-Zapp, zapps after X-minutes to the actual Channel (BP -> Re-Zapp) * Displays, wether the box is an original one or not (using MAC adress, BP -> System -> Dreambox -> Manufacturer) * the Jukebox, Please install as addon.
Recordings: * records into different folders ( the settings have to be done in the Timer-Menu) * LED´s are flashing during record (Boxes without display). Must be set in BP -> Extra -> Record * import of recorded movies every time you enter the Video-Menu or only once when the Box ist starting (BP -> Extras -> Record) * Records can now be done in the new Eniga2 format (*meta files) or as usal as "recordings.epl" (BP -> Extras -> Record)
New: * Webcam Viewer for viewing images from the Internet, configureable via XML config (only Still, no interval as we have at E2) * Now you can perform a network-settings test (new construction + wizard)
Fix + update: * Dreamnetcast * RSS-Reader * Jukebox * Changed OSD & Video grabbing * have a look at the CVS
